Job Description

• Be an influential member of the team, developing strong links with managers across the business, and encouraging delivery of actions to improve the financial performance in the region.
• Prepare achievable forecasts in co-operation with business managers. Ensure all budgets/forecasts are complete on time and supported by explanation and commentary. Identify key risks to profitability and help reduce or eliminate them.
• Work with the Management Accounting function based in Gloucester each month and play significant part in review and sign-off of the monthly accounts pack. Analyze and investigate key variances with managers and agree actions to reduce/remove negative variances.
• Prepare timely and accurate weekly information as required including invoicing targets and cash collection targets.
• Maintain a focus on cash. Day to day responsibility for review of debt and work in progress. Play leading role in developing a cash culture within the region.
• Prepare and submit & work in line with group reporting schedules.
• Provide ad hoc financial information and analyses as requested.
• Play significant role in new branch mobilizations and contract demobilizations.
• Perform or lead ad hoc investigations and projects from time to time.
• Proactively provide a financial interpretation and advice service for non-financial managers in the business. Ensure that branch managers understand and take ownership of their financial performance.
• Assist with the development of other members of the Finance and local branch teams.
• Provision of excellent customer service to both internal and external customers.
• Provide support out of the region on occasion if required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

We are keen to meet a Finance professional who has exposure within social housing or similar business sector. An ability to work in the detail of low value/high volume data is crucial to the role. The ideal candidate will have worked in a similar role previously – a minimum of 5 years’ experience in an accounting environment. Demonstrable experience of engaging with and developing effective collaborative working relationships with customers and stakeholders. Ideally you would be CCAB Qualified (but we will consider QBE) Preferably at least 3 years’ experience in a social housing environment but this is not essential. Strong communicator – The ability to communicate with people at all levels from varying backgrounds including those from a non-financial background. Demonstrable experience of planning, prioritizing and consistently delivering work to a high standard and by the required deadline. Strong Excel skills. Demonstrable experience of working well under pressure and of working flexibly to manage competing priorities. Candidates should possess clear, considered and timely decision making skills, with the ability to analyze a situation quickly, proactively resolving issues, consider the risks and opportunities and create solutions for overall business benefit.